Cataract surgery in New Zealand: access to surgery, surgical intervention rates and visual acuity.

CONCLUSIONS: New Zealand's cataract SIR is lower than most Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries and patients have significantly worse BSCVA at prioritisation. Access to cataract surgery in New Zealand varies according to region. Māori and Pasifika present younger with worse BSCVA, suggesting potential barriers in accessing timely referral and prioritisation. PMID: 33119569 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: N Z Med J Source Type: research